Edward Moor

Edward Moor

Edward Moor (1771-1848) was a British soldier and Indologist, known for his book "The Hindu Pantheon", an early treatment in English of Hinduism as a religion.

He was a soldier for the East India Company, joining in 1782 as a cadet. He became a brevet-captain in 1796, having been wounded in 1791 at Doridroog, a hill fort near Bangalore, and Gadjmoor.

He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1806.

References

*"Concise Dictionary of National Biography"

External links

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=BtPlGsKKaa8C&pg=PA334&lpg=PA334&dq=doridroog&source=web&ots=1s3oUDaZ7G&sig=Mbsdua9RKsvJIYZvAGWoHqlgrsE "Dictionary of National Biography"]


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